wharepā
1. (modifier) be sterile, lacking, deficient, infertile, barren.
Ka pēhea hoki te wahine wharepā nei? I runga i ngā whakamārama tērā e raru te whare tangata, he aha te hē o te tū a te wahine kāore rawa nei e taea te whakaputa uri? (Rewi 2005:332). / And how about a barren woman? With regard to that explanation that it would affect childbearing, what is wrong with a woman who can never have children standing to speak?
Synonyms: kore, mate, matapā, pukupā, tūpā, mūhore, pūtutu, tītōhea, pākoko, rake, kikokore, pākira
